Monday, December 15, 2014

Last time we hosted a color challenge, Shel gave us several colors to use in our art. I loved the idea so I'm going to do the same thing, only with different colors of course.

Instead of assigning specific colors, I'd like to challenge you to make art using what you perceive to be the colors of Christmas. This Santa clip art came from The Graphics Fairy and represents the black and white photos that recorded my Christmas celebrations of early childhood.

This angel girl came from The Graphics Fairy. Some of my favorite memories of Christmas are the colors of black and white photographs that have been hand tinted.

Red and green are probably two of the most common Christmas colors. This one came from the FDS Altered Christmas kit by Farrah's Designer Scraps.

I made this Christmas card last year with less typical shades of red and green.

This lovely vintage angel has tints of pastel pink and blue.

Cajoline Scrap is the source for this and other vintage Christmas images.

Rachael's Scraps is where I found this glittery stem. I don't care what colors are used, I love glitter and it's my favorite crafting material to use at Christmas.

And if all else fails, head over to Pixel Scrapper to snag this free white poinsettia made by Sheila Reid. Since many have snow this time of year, I think white is something most of us can associate with winter. Sure, it's not officially a color, but we're flexible here.

The Colors of Christmas Challenge isn't about religion. It's simply a way to challenge you to think about colors that you associate with the holiday that is celebrated by many people worldwide. Feel free to change the word "Christmas" to "December" if you feel it's not something you can work with. Have fun and I'll look forward to seeing what everyone shares. Directions are on the sidebar. Thanks for visiting.

Friday, December 5, 2014

They come at us in the time of sorrow and the time we need a touch of reality

They come to us when we do not want to hear them as sad things splashed across the news

At this time how do words affect you

These are words that

cheer me up

Lift my Spirit

Keep me going

Feed my Soul

We all have things we believe in that keep us going

Not all the same

But there is that one thing in each of us, that one thing that screams at us and keeps us going.

For me personally it is God.

" LOVE IS All YOU NEED" John Lennon

I have met so many people that do not feel love and it saddens me to the core.

I love to be that smile of Love

the Cheer of the word "Hello" as I greet someone

As I work in a nursing home that is HUGE!! Some of our little people have no one and that is where I

Learned to put my woes of the day behind me and when I walk through the doors it is their home and I need to smile for them!!!

Joy that feeling that surge's through our body and soul as we get when something awesome has happened!A new baby is born A child calls you grandmaA friend asks you to please pray with them in publicA Song that touches you and speaks volumes to your soulA kitten get that new home

Since moving to southern California in 1988 I have often felt homesick for the beautiful autumn scenes I experienced while living in Missouri. We have some of the elements so common in fall but it's never as dramatic as it was in the midwest or on the east coast of the United States. I relish every tree that turns color and cherish the change in sunlight as the days grow shorter.

Monday, November 3, 2014

As we all know Monogram is a motif made by overlapping and combining initials to form a symbol. In the artwork you can create a monogram from one letter also and let it symbolize the piece you've created. You can also combine words with monograms.